rachbake's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Death
Minor: Homophobia
fifteenthjessica's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The girls are dropped in right at the peak of Y2K, although Tiffany is separated from the rest. As she tries to reunite with the others in the midst of futuristic mech fights and old fashioned "the tech wasn't made for the year being set for 2000" chaos.
I have expressed concern that this series is pulling a Lost and raising more mysteries than it answers, but this and volume 5 are proving me wrong. Both major mysteries (what's the deal with the time traveler's war?) and minor mysteries (why were the teen time travelers looking for a hint in the comics and the Frankie Tomatah mystery) are revealed, plus, we get the first character outside of the four main paper girls to stick around for more than one volume (aka 5 issues of the comic when it was initially released). Volume 5 does more with the questions, but volume 4 puts most of its time into the characters. Tiffany's future is a bit darker than what she anticipated, and KJ is mentioning the vision she had of her and Mac kissing. The bits with Tiffany were funny. I'm not totally sold on Mac and KJ as a couple. I've never been a big fan of belligerent tension in couples, and the fact that Mac says a lot of homophobic shit, including after KJ mentions she might be a lesbian, makes this kind of uncomfortable.
I have expressed concern that this series is pulling a Lost and raising more mysteries than it answers, but this and volume 5 are proving me wrong. Both major mysteries (what's the deal with the time traveler's war?) and minor mysteries (why were the teen time travelers looking for a hint in the comics and the Frankie Tomatah mystery) are revealed, plus, we get the first character outside of the four main paper girls to stick around for more than one volume (aka 5 issues of the comic when it was initially released). Volume 5 does more with the questions, but volume 4 puts most of its time into the characters. Tiffany's future is a bit darker than what she anticipated, and KJ is mentioning the vision she had of her and Mac kissing. The bits with Tiffany were funny. I'm not totally sold on Mac and KJ as a couple. I've never been a big fan of belligerent tension in couples, and the fact that Mac says a lot of homophobic shit, including after KJ mentions she might be a lesbian, makes this kind of uncomfortable.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Cursing, Drug use, Car accident, Death, Gun violence, and Homophobia
Minor: Cancer, Sexual content, and Terminal illness
robinks's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
More pieces of the puzzle are coming together.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Car accident, Blood, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia
februaries's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
tiffany the star of this volume fr <3 love how kj’s slowly coming to accept herself and how cool erin is about it (as she should be), my bffs ! mac was such an a-hole here though she has got to get her shit together asap
also at this point ive already mostly memorised the whole cipher key for all the alien speech bubbles LMAO i love it
also at this point ive already mostly memorised the whole cipher key for all the alien speech bubbles LMAO i love it
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia
iwantacactus's review
adventurous
dark
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia
sabrinalefebvre's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia
sarahsbookss's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Car accident, Death, Gore, Blood, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Violence
jaidlyn_7's review
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Blood, and Gore
Moderate: Lesbophobia, Cursing, and Homophobia
rather_b_reading's review
2.5
Interested to see how it ends.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia and Gun violence